Paragobiodon Modestus
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''Paragobiodon'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
gobies Gobiidae or gobies is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most of gobiid fish are relatively small, typically less than in length, and the ...
native to
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habitats of the
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and the western
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Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * '' Paragobiodon echinocephalus'' ( Rüppell, 1830) (Redhead goby) * '' Paragobiodon lacunicolus'' ( Kendall & Goldsborough, 1911) (Blackfin coral goby) * '' Paragobiodon melanosomus'' (
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Paragobiodon modestus'' (
Regan The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...
, 1908)
(Warthead goby) * '' Paragobiodon xanthosoma'' (
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